Looking at the Scythe Mortal Sirin had impaled to death with a Spear of the Void, Himeko felt a little regretful. Such a cute scythe-wielding young lady!
It was such a shame she had died!
But this truly was their best ending. Once they had become Mortals... unless they could evolve once again into Pseudo-Herrschers...
Yet once they became Pseudo-Herrschers and continued to develop smoothly afterward, perhaps even earning the favor of the Honkai God, even Pseudo-Herrschers could swiftly condense a Herrscher Core and become true Herrschers.
At that point, even if they betrayed Honkai again, Honkai could only watch helplessly. It could not reclaim the Herrscher Core, and could at most strip a Herrscher of the right to command Honkai Beasts.
After pitying these little Mortal girls for a moment, Himeko raised her greatsword...
"If I cannot save you, then I will at least stop you from living like this, with your bodies controlled by others!"
"Crimson Concerto!"
Himeko took several steps toward the Scythe Mortals before her. Standing behind Himeko, Sirin noticed... every step Himeko took left behind a strong scorched smell.
Then... crimson flames blazed across the greatsword in Himeko's hand. Blistering heat radiated from her body, and even Sirin, standing several meters away, felt as if she were about to be roasted alive.
Sirin was a Herrscher, yet even she felt as though she were being roasted. Let alone those Mortals.
Sure enough... faced with the burning Himeko, the clothes of the Scythe Mortals ahead caught fire. Before Himeko had even attacked... they had already lost the ability to resist. When the flaming greatsword crashed into them, they were finally freed from being controlled by others.
Watching Himeko, who looked like a demon god of flames, Sirin dismissed the Spear of the Void in her